PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003
117 STAT. 1439
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 31, 2005, and each October 31 thereafter through 2011, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit, on behalf of the Partnership, to Congress a report on the progress of the Partnership during the preceding fiscal year toward achieving and maintaining the sustainable yield of the regional aquifer by and after September 30, 2011. (2) REPORT ELEMENTS.—Each report shall include the following: (A) The quantity of the overdraft of the regional aquifer reduced during the reporting period, and whether such reduction met the goal specified for such fiscal year under subsection (c)(3)(B). (B) The water use management and conservation measures undertaken by each water-use controlling member of the Partnership in the fiscal year covered by such report, including the extent of the contribution of such measures to the reduction of the overdraft for such fiscal year. (C) The legislative accomplishments made during the fiscal year covered by such report in removing legal impediments that hinder the mitigation of water use by members of the Partnership. (e) VERIFICATION INFORMATION.—Information used to verify overdraft reductions of the regional aquifer shall include at a minimum the following: (1) The annual report of the Arizona Corporation Commission on annual groundwater pumpage of the private water companies in the Sierra Vista Subwatershed. (2) The San Pedro base flow monitoring record of the Charleston flow gauge of the United States Geological Survey. (3) Current surveys of the groundwater levels in area wells as reported by the Arizona Department of Water Resources and by Federal agencies. (f) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that any future appropriations to the Partnership should take into account whether the Partnership has met its annual goals for overdraft reduction. (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term ‘‘Partnership’’ means the Upper San Pedro Partnership, Arizona. (2) The term ‘‘regional aquifer’’ means the Sierra Vista Subwatershed regional aquifer, Arizona. (3) The term ‘‘water-use controlling member’’ has the meaning given that term by the Partnership.
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SEC. 322. TASK FORCE ON RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT BETWEEN MILITARY TRAINING AND ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION AT BARRY M. GOLDWATER RANGE, ARIZONA.
(a) TASK FORCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a task force to determine and assess various means of resolving the conflict between the dual objectives at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona, of the full utilization of live ordnance delivery areas for military training and the protection of endangered species that are present at Barry M. Goldwater Range. (b) COMPOSITION.—The task force shall be composed of the following members: (1) The Air Force range officer, who shall serve as chairperson of the task force.
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